Investigators say Leola Bell, 35, and Tina Cole, 40, poured gasoline around the home at 75 George St. last Monday. Police said the duo then set the side of the house ablaze.

Both pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and first-degree arson charges Friday.Police said Bell lives across the street.

Bell told police she was mad about state paperwork she received because of her neighbors, court documents said. Investigators said Bell told them she wanted to do something to scare her neighbors.

The homeowner said his granddaughters sleep right where the fire started.

“I didn't notice what happened to my house until the next morning,” said Jeff Nichols. “I was getting up to leave to go to work, and I happened to look over that way and I saw the pile of matches lying there on the ground.”

No one was hurt, but the site was a scary one for Nichols.

“I looked around the corner and said, 'Oh my god,' and my place was just cooked. It was just a really scary feeling," he said.

Investigators said Bell and Cole called the Morristown Fire Department, sending them to a false report. Detectives said the call was likely a diversion from the actual fire.

Other charges are expected. Cole and Bell are being held on $100,000 bail.

Police said Cynthia Bell, 57, and Gwen Hislop, 49, will be arraigned on charges of accessory to arson.

ON THE CRIME- BEAT ... TWO MORRISTOWN WOMEN ARE FACING FIRST DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ARSON CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY THE PAIR POURED GASOLINE AROUND A NEIGHBOR'S HOME...AND LIT IT ON FIRE. 35-YEAR-OLD LEOLA BELL AND 40-YEAR-OLD TINA COLE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THOSE CHARGES. BELL REPORTEDLY TOLD POLICE SHE WAS MAD ABOUT A DISPUTE SHE WAS HAVING WITH HER NEIGHBORS. THE HOME WAS OCCUPIED BY FOUR ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN WHEN THE FIRE STARTED LAST MONDAY NIGHT. JEFF NICHOLS It was a pretty scary thought when I looked around and I see that all that damage right where my granddaughters sleep right on the other side of that way. It was just a really scary feeling NOBODY WAS INJURED IN THE FIRE.